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23 Indian passports go missing from Pakistan high commission, spark alarm

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The passports belonged to Sikh pilgrims who wanted to visit gurudwaras in Pakistan, including Kartarpur Sahib. MEA has now moved to revoke all missing passports. They were submitted to the Pak high commission in New Delhi by an agent for visa processing. Pakistan has denied that any of its officials was responsible...

Disappointed over SC's 'conservative view': Prashant Bhushan on Rafale deal verdict

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Prashant Bhushan also expressed shock that the judgment on the deal between India and France was based on "false information" about CAG report. "Disappointed that the court has taken a conservative view of judicial review in cases of defence deal corruption involving high functionaries," Bhushan said in a statement...

CAG report on Rafale deal cited by SC not tabled before PAC: Rahul Gandhi

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Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Friday maintained that corruption had taken place in the contract which he asserted will be proved by his party and claimed that the basis of the court judgment is a CAG report that has neither been seen by anyone, nor shared with Parliament's Public Accounts Committee. ..

No reason for alarm in BJP, it performed well without Ram temple, can do again: Prashant Kishor

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Prashant Kishor, who played an important role in shaping the BJP campaign during 2014 polls, said he believes the BJP won that election without resorting to the Ram temple issue and should stick to the development agenda to win the general election next year...

Farm loans in Rajasthan, MP & Chhattisgarh to be waived soon: Rahul

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"We are going to waive farm loans," Rahul Gandhi told the media here asserting that his party would fulfil the promise of waving loans of farmers in all the three states within 10 days of coming to power...

Canadian government has disappointed Sikhs : Dal Khalsa

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My remarks on Vijay Mallya taken out of context: Nitin Gadkari

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'No occasion to really doubt' Rafale deal: SC; verdict relief for govt but sparks political slugfest

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Modi had come in for a relentless attack from Congress President Rahul Gandhi who alleged corruption in procurement of the fighter jets for the IAF from French aerospace major Dassault Aviation, calling it a scam which allegedly benefitted industrialist Anil Ambani...

I will stay in state politics: Raman Singh

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"Now I will keep on coming to the BJP office in my new role. I will be meeting the press more often. Earlier as a CM, there were certain limitations for me but now I will come to party office and keep on meeting my workers," a smiling Raman Singh said...

Health ministry identifies fake mobile applications and websites

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Closely examined Rafale fighter jet prices of 2007 and 2016; not court's job to compare: SC

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The top court said despite its initial disinclination to even go into the issue of pricing, the Centre was directed to place the cost details of the aircraft in sealed cover, just to satisfy the conscience of the court...

Another arms, ammunition haul by INS Sunayna off Somalia coast

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Canadian government should snub anti-India activities on its soil: BJP

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While talking to TOI on Friday, BJP’s national secretary Tarun Chugh said “I appreciate that Canadian government has identified the threat and have taken a right step to make the people cautious of such elements anti India activities and eliminate any menace to peace in future”...

Lone wolf attacks is our current worry: Maha ATS chief

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Atulchandra Kulkarni also said that there is a need to develop technology which can scan vehicles for detection of hidden explosives "in real time" in view of coming elections when there will be plenty of rallies and roadshows...

Allegations on Rafale 'fiction writing'; disrupters have lost on all counts: Arun Jaitley

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Now, Myanmar to offer visa on arrival to Indians

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Myanmar has decided to grant them visa-on-arrival (VoA). Indian passport holders will get VoA at Yangon, Mandalay and Nay Pyi Taw International Airports for a fee of $50. In the past few months, several countries — especially in the Gulf — have gone all out to woo Indian tourists. UAE, Oman now grants VoA arrival to Indian nationals with a valid US Visa...

SC verdict on the Rafale defence deal: Who said what

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Donald Trump calls India a true friend: US official

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SC verdict on Rafale defence deal: What the court said

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Rahul to hold fresh round of discussions with Rajasthan CM hopefuls Ashok Gehlot, Sachin Pilot

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The decision of Rajasthan's next chief minister is likely to be taken before noon and will be made public at a meeting of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) in state capital Jaipur, sources said. After several rounds of discussions that lasted till Thursday midnight, Congress veteran Gehlot has emerged as a front runner for the top post, while Pradesh Congress Committee president Pilot is being placated in attempts to broker peace between the two...

Is probe into Rafale deal needed? SC to decide today

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The SC refusing to allow a probe would vindicate the Modi govt which has maintained that the deal was above board and was signed in national interest. On the other hand, a green light for probe would be welcomed by Congress that has been relentlessly attacking the Centre for what it calls is a scam...

Govt payout to acquire land for NHs rises 4.5 times in 4 years

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Shah meets partymen, chalks out LS polls strategy

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In the first office-bearers' meet since the electoral setback, party leaders finalised a series of events for the next three months, which will see Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP chief travelling to various parts of the country and holding public rallies and addressing party cadres...

If Mallya’s errors bona fide, give him one more chance: Gadkari

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Gadkari said years ago, Mallya had taken a loan from Sicom, a Maharashtra state government enterprise, and was regular in servicing the loan. “If a person was repaying debt for 40 years, and due to some issues he is not able to meet his debt obligations later, can you declare him a wilful defaulter?” Gadkari asked...

Choice of Indian partner solely Dassault’s: French foreign minister

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Kamal Nath appointed Madhya Pradesh chief minister

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The 72-year-old Kamal Nath's political experience trumped Jyotiraditya Scindia who was in a neck-to-neck competition for the top post. Nath will serve his first term as the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh. He has served nine terms as Lok Sabha MP from Chhindwara. At 72-year-old, Nath is the senior-most member in the 16th Lok Sabha...

Led by Arun Jaitley, Modi ministers blast RBI functioning under Urjit Patel

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The counter was led by finance minister Arun Jaitley himself, who, while admitting that government has issues with the central bank on credit flow and liquidity, said government has began "discussions" with it to rectify the same...

Gadkari on 'Mallyaji': Unfair to call a one-time loan defaulter a 'chor'

yesterday

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Union minister Gadkari clarified that he has no business dealing with Mallya. Fugitive Mallya faces extradition from the UK for alleged bank fraud and money laundering amounting to an estimated Rs 9,000 crore...

MP: Eye on 2019, Shivraj to begin ‘Aabhar Yatra’ next week

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HC asks ED about action taken against Vasundhara Raje's son on money laundering allegations

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International Gita Mahotsav inaugurated in presence of Mauritius President

yesterday

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The President of Mauritius Parmasivum Pillay Vyapoory, the Governor of Haryana Satyadeo Narayan Arya, chief minister (CM) Manohar Lal Khattar, and Education and Tourism minister Ram Bilas Sharma were among the VIP attendees...

KCR returns as Telangana chief minister for second consecutive term

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KCR, as Rao is popularly called, was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor E S L Narasimhan at a low-key ceremony on the lawns of Raj Bhavan in Hyderabad. In September, the 64-year-old had dissolved the assembly and decided to go for early polls in a bid to de-link it from the national elections, a gamble which paid off well. His party wrested 88 seats, a two-third of the 119-member Assembly...

Centre sets up tribunal to adjudicate ban imposed on eight Manipur insurgent groups

yesterday

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In a notification, the Home Ministry said the tribunal was set up under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 and will be headed by Delhi High Court judge Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal...

Supreme Court to pronounce verdict Friday on pleas for probe into Rafale fighter jet deal with France

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The Supreme Court is scheduled Friday to pronounce verdict on pleas seeking court-monitored probe into India's multi-billion dollar Rafale fighter jet deal with France. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi had reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas on November 14...

BJP activists attacking houses of Congress supporters : TPCC chief

yesterday

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President of Tripura PCC, Birajit Sinha alleged inaction by the police despite lodging an FIR police and remained mere spectator. BJP, he said, was frightened by the assembly poll results of five states which went to poll recently...

Security tightened ahead of announcement of next Rajasthan CM's name

yesterday

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Security was tightened here on Thursday ahead of the announcement of the name of the next Rajasthan chief minister as the supporters of both Pradesh Congress Committee president Sachin Pilot and former chief minister Ashok Gehlot had started gathering near their residences since morning...

Amid suspense over next Rajasthan chief minister, preparations on at Raj Bhawan for oath taking

yesterday

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Though it's not clear when the ceremony will be held, Raj Bhawan officials don't want to leave anything for the last minute and started working on preparations from Wednesday itself...

It could have been worse for BJP in MP and Rajasthan, claims RSS

yesterday

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Losing MP and Rajasthan, where sangh has big resources, could be seen as a major loss for the RSS...

Odisha boy to receive National Bravery Award from PM

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Situ had saved his uncle Binod Malik from claws of a croc which had sneaked into the village pond. The brave boy reacting on the spur of moment had picked up a bamboo stick and had dealt a blow on animals forehead. The reptile which had clung onto the victim was jolted by the sudden attack and left Binod to slip into the water...

Pak army violates ceasefire along LoC in Poonch

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SC dismisses plea seeking immediate execution of death row convicts in Nirbhaya case

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Potential CM candidates in Rajasthan, MP arrive in Delhi to meet Congress chief

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The potential chief minister candidates in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday for a meeting with Congress president Rahul Gandhi who will take a final call on the top post in the states...

BJP dips to 2 seats from 9 in gauraksha hub Alwar

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How Congress swung it with some luck & a lot of pluck

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2 seats in Rajasthan come as booster shot for Left

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3 held for raising billboards deriding PM Narendra Modi, backing Yogi Adityanath

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248 instant talaq cases reported since ban: Government

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For PAN, kids of single moms don’t need dad’s name

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759 cases against Jammu and Kashmir stone-pelters this year

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Arrest warrant against SC panel chief for ticketless travel

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Mayawati, Akhilesh Yadav reach out to Congress again

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On Tuesday morning, it was BSP chief Mayawati who first declared her support to the Congress. Soon, SP national president Akhilesh Yadav, too, announced that its lone MLA in MP would back it. BSP has two MLAs in MP and six in Rajasthan...

After Partition, India should have become Hindu state, observes HC judge

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Justice Sen, who is the lone judge at the Meghalaya HC, said in his order: “I make it clear that nobody should try to make India as another Islamic country, otherwise it will be a doom’s day for India and the world."..

Teens to get licence to ride e-scooters, registration must for vehicles

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MP Congress legislative party leaves CM appointment decision to Rahul Gandhi

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Omar Abdullah congratulates Rahul Gandhi for Congress' success in assembly polls

2 days ago

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"Congratulations to the Congress & especially to its leader Rahul Gandhi for the great success in these elections. He took the blame & the brickbats for all the set backs & now deserves the credit for these victories. It was nice to have something to celebrate on counting day," Abdullah tweeted...

Local factors worked against BJP government in MP: Pradhan

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With 'khali khazana', Congress to face uphill task to fulfill 'vachan patra' promises

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India to increase public health spending to 2.5% of its GDP by 2025: PM Modi

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Modi delivered the keynote address at 2018 Partners’ Forum – a fourth in a series of global high level multi-country, multi-stakeholder events for sustainable global momentum on issues related to maternal and child health...

Outgoing MP CM Shivraj reminds Congress of 10-day farm loan waiver promise

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238 terrorists neutralised in J&K till December 2, says govt

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SC extends time till Dec 31 for filing claims for inclusion in Assam NRC

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Will direct farmers' resentment against BJP in 2019 polls:Congress

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According to political observers, public unrest over unemployment and "agrarian crises" is more acute in Maharashtra than in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan--the Hindi heartland states where the BJP lost power in recent polls...

Protests over Rafale, Cauvery; both Houses adjourned for day

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Wednesday was the second day of the Winter session. On the first day on Tuesday, both Houses were adjourned after paying obituary to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and union minister Ananth Kumar...

Supreme Court extends time till Dec 31 for filing claims for inclusion in Assam NRC

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The draft NRC was published on July 30 in which names of 2.89 crore of the 3.29 crore people were included. The names of 40,70,707 people did not figure in the list. Of these, 37,59,630 names have been rejected and the remaining 2,48,077 are on hold...

What's your take... Chacha ji? Tejashwi asks Nitish after BJP's poor poll show

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Tejashwi's remark came in the backdrop of assembly poll results in three states — Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh — where the BJP lost to the Congress, an ally in the RJD-led grand alliance in Bihar...

Why Smriti Irani was miffed with Cong's style of celebration

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Congress to stake claim on government in Rajasthan: Pilot

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"We have full majority and will stake claim to form government in the evening. We will take along all non-BJP parties and elected members who are against BJP and are willing to support us," Pilot told reporters at the Pradesh Congress Committee before the Congress Legislative Party meeting...

MP cliffhanger ends; Congress single-largest party with 114 seats, BJP gets 109

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Assembly election results: What worked and what didn't in five states

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Congress has reason to thank Team Jogi

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Swing in Muslim vote favoured TRS

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Two politicians in hospital after shock defeats

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Congress poll gains may slow slide in Rajya Sabha numbers

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How the picture will change if Mayawati rethinks alliances

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Poll results of three states from the Hindi heartland brought some eye-opening coalition lessons for BSP chief Mayawati. Although BSP registered a jump in the number of seats in Rajasthan, from three to six, her tally came down from four seats to two in the politically crucial Madhya Pradesh...

Despite win, Congress EVM barbs refuse to die down

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The Election Commission has repeatedly clarified that EVM is a standalone machine unconnected to the internet, and that it has a built-in mechanism that disables it in case of tampering. It even invited representatives of political parties to show how an EVm can be tampered with...

Jammu and Kashmir records overall 74% polling in panchayat polls

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PM Narendra Modi, Amit Shah were unable to beat anti-incumbency

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While the elections were not about PM Modi, he will be under pressure to come out with something spectacular to counter the perception of a slide in BJP’s fortunes, especially as the LS polls rule out the scope for attempting something whose results may not be visible shortly...

How a non-aligned Telangana Rashtra Samithi could tilt scales

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Telangana sends 17 MPs to the Lok Sabha. At present, K Chandra Sekhar Rao-led TRS has 11 members in the House and if it repeats its performance, the Telangana party will have a bigger role. Rao said that his party will be playing a very crucial role in national politics...

Thin leads, paper trail delay results

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Significantly, there has been a rise in number of service voters enrolled in MP following a countrywide special drive by EC. As per the state electoral rolls for 2018, nearly 62,000 service voters are enrolled. This means larger number of postal ballots to be counted, said an EC official...

Government asks joint secretaries candidates through lateral recruitment to submit additional details

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State results won't affect 2019 Lok Sabha polls: Arun Jaitley

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"The issues in state elections are entirely different. We won all these three states (Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh) in December 2003 and we lost the general elections in 2004. So, there is no automatic transfer," Arun Jaitley said...

Assembly elections results: PM Modi taught me what not to do, Rahul Gandhi says

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"I was speaking to my mother yesterday and I was telling her that the absolute best thing for me was the 2014 election. I've learnt a lot from that election," Rahul Gandhi said. The most important thing that he learnt from the 2014 polls was humility, said the 48-year-old Congress chief...

Congress makes big gains in assembly polls in Hindi heartland; TRS and MNF win

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The reverses for the BJP in the Hindi heartland threw wide open the 2019 Lok Sabha elections which until a few months ago appeared to be in the grip of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party...

Ashok Gehlot: Magician at heart could become Rajasthan CM

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Ashok Gehlot has said magic is in his soul. At a conjurors' convention in 2015 – which he inaugurated by performing a little trick of his own – the veteran told the audience he would have followed in his magician father's footstep had he not joined politics...

Lalu, Kushwaha hail poll results; Shatrughan says 'arrogance' cost BJP dear

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) witnessed a sharp dip in its vote share in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan. In Madhya Pradesh, the saffron party and he Congress are taking turns to overtake each other as counting of votes is underway...

Mizoram CM resigns; admits 'underestimating' Opposition strength

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Poll outcome shows BJP 'losing influence,' says Rajinikanth

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Reacting to BJP's loss, Makkal Needhi Maiam Chief Kamal Haasan in a tweet said, "First sign of a new start. This is people's verdict." Speaking to reporters at the airport here, Rajinikanth said, "It clearly shows that BJP has lost its influence." The electoral reverses for the saffron party were also a "setback" for it, he added...

Congress thanks India: You have chosen love over hate

3 days ago

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Assembly election results: BJP loses vote share big time, but not all to Congress

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Political pundits said this trend indicates that the regional satraps might play key roles in 2019 general elections for which attempts are already underway by non-BJP parties to put a united front against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's bid for a second term...

Will get clear majority, also take along other parties, candidates who quit BJP: Ashok Gehlot

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Sachin Pilot: The pilot who helped drive Cong to victory in Rajasthan

3 days ago

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Sachin Pilot may not become chief minister if the party chooses to appoint the older, more experienced Ashok Gehlot. He had made a vow in 2014 when the party lost in the LS elections to not wear a turban he so loved till the Congress returns to power...

TRS gets two-thirds majority in Telangana

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Ashok Gehlot vs Sachin Pilot: Who will be chief minister if Congress wins Rajasthan?

3 days ago

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The Congress is slightly ahead of the BJP in Rajasthan and may form the next government in the state. However, who will replace Vasundhara Raje as the next chief minister of the state if the party comes to power could be a tricky decision for Congress president Rahul Gandhi...